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ORDINANCE NO. 95--1.1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, PROHIBITING
TALL WEEDS AND GRASS, BRUSH AND UNSANITARY MATTER;
PROVIDING FOR NOTICE TO VIOLATORS; PROVIDING FOR
ASSESSMENT OF LIEN AGAINST VIOLATORS; PROVIDING A
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW
FOR EACH VIOLATION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND VOIDING ORDINANCE 111-86.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
THAT:
SECTION 1; TALL- WEEDS AND GRASS AND UNSANITARY MATTER
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It shall be unlawful for any owner and/or occupant of
any lot or oremises in tho city to allow or hermit weeds
and/or grass to grow in excess of twelve inches (12") in
height, c>xceut croplands or to grow in rank Profusion on
such lot or Premises or Permit rubbish„ brush, or other
obiecticnable„ unsightly., or unsanitary matter
whatsoever to grow, accumulate, or remain on any lot or
property.,
B. DOTY 1:J1' OWNER TO F13f--YfE: 'TALI_ WE l.5 Ok CiiRq',p ,. NPAR'.
It shall be the duty of any person, owner, 8gent, and/ur
ocf..unantN of any lot or premises within the city limits
to remove or cause to be removed, all such weeds and/or
grass. rubbish, brush„ or other objectionable,
Unsightly, or unsanitary matter as may be necessary to
comr..l7.v with, those provisions hereof. And whenever any
suf.'.`h condi.'%loll as described in subsection A hereof, .i.s
found to exist on a lot or Premises within the city, the
Person. owner', men't and/or occupant shall be notified
in writing to correct. remedy. or remove the condition
within ten (101 days after such notice is n:iven. Such
not:icp shall either he served personally or by
registered mail with a return receipt requested to the
last known address of the owner.
If the notice is returned undelivered by the U. G.
Postal Service„ official action to abate said violation
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shall be continued to a date not .Less than ten (10) days
from the date of such return.,
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In the event: the person. owner. opent, and/or occupant
of any lot or promises upon which condition described in
subsection A is not corrected, remedied, or removed
within ten (1.0) clays after notice to do so is given, the
city may do such work at the expense of the city on than
account of owners of said promises and pay therefore and
charge the expenses incurred to the owner of such lot
upon which such expenses; are incurred. The doing of
such work by the city shrill not relieve the owner and/or,
occupant of said lots) or premise(s) from prosecution
for failure to comply with such notice for violation of
subsection A and H.
D. FILING OF STATEMENT OR E:'XPENSEc
Whenever any work is done by the city ander the
provisions of this ordinance, the city secretary, on
behalf of the city, may file a statement of the expenses
incurred thereby with the county clerk of Collin County.
Such statement shall give the amount of such expenses,
the name of the owner of such lot or premise, a
description of such lot or premise, and the elate or
dates on which such work was performed and the city
,•hall have a privileped lion„ Such lien shall bear ten
A percent (10%) interest per annum from the date said
statement of expanses was failed. It is further provided
that for any such expenditures, and interest as
aforesaid, suit may be instituted and recovery and
foreclosure of said lien expenses so made, as aforesaid,
or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie proof
of the amount expended for such work or improvements.
Neither the city nor any authorized .agent acting under
Me terms of this ordinance shall be Liable or have any
liability by reason of orders issued or in the abatement
of any such violations in compliance with the terms of
this ordinance,
F. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.3
Any person who fails to comply with or violates any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
subject to a fine nut to exceed the maximum as
prescribed by law; and each and every ciao of such
violation shall be a separate and complete offense.
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G. PE,VEEF ROAL..;ITY
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the city
council that; the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses. :and phrases of this ordinance are severable
and, if any phrase, ,lause, sentence, paragraph, at,
section of this ordinance shall he declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such uconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining Vhrases, clauses,
sentences^ paragraphsv and sections of this ordinance,
since the same would have been enacted by the city
council without incorporation in this ordinance of any
such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section.
H. EFFICTIVE DATE
This ordinance will take effect immediately from and
after its passagp and publication as the law in such
cases provides"
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PASSED AND APPROVED this _xyCIay of
1995, by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas,
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